Woman, in Her Social and Domestic CharacterLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1839 - 224 sidor |
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... grace with which they are too frequently received ? Might not the dulness of the one , and the insipidity of the other circle , be often much relieved by a little more sympathy between them ? Again , to be agreeable , a woman must avoid ...
... grace with which they are too frequently received ? Might not the dulness of the one , and the insipidity of the other circle , be often much relieved by a little more sympathy between them ? Again , to be agreeable , a woman must avoid ...
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... grace ! It is in this way that accomplishment contri- butes to the agreeableness of woman . The en- couragement and cultivation of the arts seem , indeed , appropriate to her . Yet , perhaps , there is nothing in which she oftener errs ...
... grace ! It is in this way that accomplishment contri- butes to the agreeableness of woman . The en- couragement and cultivation of the arts seem , indeed , appropriate to her . Yet , perhaps , there is nothing in which she oftener errs ...
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... grace . Their conversation is not pleasing , because , though what they say may be very just , and even very instructive , it does not fall from honied lips . And though we - esteem their character , we do not court their society 16 ...
... grace . Their conversation is not pleasing , because , though what they say may be very just , and even very instructive , it does not fall from honied lips . And though we - esteem their character , we do not court their society 16 ...
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... grace . It is the latter which is essential to true beauty . Without it , the fairest form disappoints and wearies . It is the radiance that sets off every other charm , and sheds on each its appropriate hue . It is tint and proportion ...
... grace . It is the latter which is essential to true beauty . Without it , the fairest form disappoints and wearies . It is the radiance that sets off every other charm , and sheds on each its appropriate hue . It is tint and proportion ...
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... grace , and corrects natural defects . Yet it is no servile imitator , for it studies suitability as well as simplicity . It does not , for instance , imagine that what is very pretty and playful in a girl of fourteen is equally ...
... grace , and corrects natural defects . Yet it is no servile imitator , for it studies suitability as well as simplicity . It does not , for instance , imagine that what is very pretty and playful in a girl of fourteen is equally ...
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